CN104334041A

CN104334041A - Flexible supported glove structures

Info

Publication number: CN104334041A
Application number: CN201380029112.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: D.柯尔; C.马多雷; M.杜琴; C.琼斯
Original assignee: Nike Innovation LP
Current assignee: Nike International Ltd; Nike Innovation LP
Priority date: 2012-04-05
Filing date: 2013-04-03
Publication date: 2015-02-04
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-03
Also published as: US20130263356A1; US10327485B2; WO2013152096A1; US20170086517A1; US9538797B2; EP2833745A1; CN104334041B; EP2833745B1

Abstract

Glove structures (100) may include front and back portions (102, 120). A knuckle support assembly (200) may be attached to the back portion (120). The knuckle support assembly (200) may include a knuckle support member (210) having at least one cutout (212) coincident with at least one metacarpalphalangeal joint and a flexible member (230) extending across the at least one cutout (212). The knuckle support member (210) may have a greater flexural stiffness than the back portion (120). The material of the knuckle support member (210) may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion (120). The material of the flexible member (230) may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion (120). The knuckle support member (210) may be molded to the flexible member (230). Alternatively, the knuckle support member (210) and the flexible member (230) may be fuse bonded to one another. Methods for making such glove structures (100) are also provided.

Description

Be subject to the glove structure of flexible support

Technical field

The present invention relates to glove structure field.In some instances, many aspects of the present invention relate to very pliable and tough while the gloves for game of excellent support still can be provided.

Background technology

When participating in sports activites (play golf, bat with racket) and/or carry out operation (such as gardening, shovel, sweep, dig), people wish that wearing gloves is the apparatus protecting hand and/or keep at them to provide the grip of improvement usually.But may be stiff and/or binding for these activities (such as golf, baseball, softball, football, weight lifting and other sports) and/or the gloves as Working gloves.This may make gloves wear uncomfortable and/or suppress freedom of motion.And too stiff gloves may not suitably be mated, sufficient support can not be provided thus.

In addition, some gloves provide one or more suture, suture across rear portion articulations digitorum manus areas adjacent or above directly extend.Example comprises zigzag elastic joint zygonema, and it may cause and wrinkle in articulations digitorum manus region.These sutures when gloves are stretched across articulations digitorum manus, such as, may feel under the weather when bending when hand such as carries out grasping apparatus or firmly grasp.

Suitably can not wear coupling gloves may make grasping give a discount, and causes hand more easily tired, and has the risk making chafing or damage.Therefore, exist in this area to have excellent support also provide simultaneously sufficient movement freely, the needs of ventilative and comfortable pliable and tough gloves.

Summary of the invention

Content of the present invention is provided for introducing the universals more of the present invention described in detail in a specific embodiment about face in a simple form.This summary of the invention is not intended to point out key feature structure of the present invention or essential feature structure.

Glove structure according at least some example of the present invention comprises such as front part and back portion.According to some aspects, back portion comprises the back primary section of the opposite side being arranged on anterior primary section, and is attached to the articulations digitorum manus supporting component of back primary section.Articulations digitorum manus supporting component can comprise articulations digitorum manus supporting member and flexible member, and articulations digitorum manus supporting member has at least one cutout, and at least one cutout described overlaps with at least one metacarpophalangeal joints, described flexible member extends across at least one cutout.Articulations digitorum manus supporting member can have larger bending rigidity than back primary section.The material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member can more flexibly stretch than the material of back primary section.The material of flexible member can more flexibly stretch than the material of back primary section and/or articulations digitorum manus supporting member.And, articulations digitorum manus supporting member and flexible member can be molded or fusion bonded to each other to form articulations digitorum manus supporting component.

Additionally provide the method for the manufacture of such glove structure.According to some aspects, method for the formation of glove structure can comprise the articulations digitorum manus supporting member providing and have at least one cutout, flexible member is provided, wherein the material of flexible member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member, and form articulations digitorum manus supporting component by flexible member being attached to articulations digitorum manus supporting member, wherein flexible member extends across at least one cutout.The method can also comprise back portion articulations digitorum manus supporting component being attached to glove structure, and by the first cutout of at least one cutout and at least one metacarpophalangeal joints (such as hand insert gloves inner time gloves on by the position with at least one metacarpophalangeal joints placed adjacent) aim at.

According to some aspects, method can comprise and forms articulations digitorum manus supporting component by being molded in flexible member by articulations digitorum manus supporting member.Alternatively, described method can comprise by least part of fusion bonded of flexible member is formed articulations digitorum manus supporting component at least partly to articulations digitorum manus supporting member.According to other aspects, the method can comprise the wavy seam of formation articulations digitorum manus supporting member to be attached to the back primary section of back portion.

According to other aspects, the method can comprise the position alignment in cutout and gloves, to make the frame of cutout by the metacarpophalangeal joints placed adjacent with forefinger; By the position alignment in cutout and gloves, with make cutout frame will with PIP placed adjacent, and/or by the position alignment on multiple cutout and gloves, with the metacarpophalangeal joints placed adjacent of the frame and forefinger, middle finger, the third finger and/or little finger of toe that make cutout.

According to other aspects, the glove structure with front part, back portion and closed-system can be provided, front part comprises the anterior primary section of the palm for covering hand, back portion engages the back for covering hand with front part, closed-system is attached at least one in front part and back portion.Closed-system can comprise tabs and free end lug, and tabs has attachment end, free end, is positioned at least first component of fastening system between attachment end and free end, and free end lug extends beyond the first component of fastening system.Free end lug can comprise at least one touch element, and touch element can be the protuberance raised, so that user grasps.Fastening system can be loop fasteners (hook-and-loop fastener).Tabs and touch element can be formed by silicone rubber.

Glove structure can comprise the articulations digitorum manus supporting component in the metacarpophalangeal joints region being arranged in back portion at least in part further.Articulations digitorum manus supporting component can comprise articulations digitorum manus supporting member and flexible member, and articulations digitorum manus supporting member has at least one cutout, and at least one cutout described overlaps with at least one metacarpophalangeal joints, described flexible member extends across at least one cutout.Articulations digitorum manus supporting member can have larger bending rigidity than rear portion.Further, the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member can have larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back portion.Similarly, the material of flexible member can have larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back portion.

Aspect of the present invention relates to glove structure, and especially, relate to very lightweight and pliable and tough while work or the gloves for game of the structure enough supported for its desired use are still provided.More particularly characteristic sum aspect of the present invention will be described below in detail.

Accompanying drawing explanation

When considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, foregoing summary of the present invention and detailed description below can be understood better, in accompanying drawing, similar Reference numeral occur in each view of this Reference numeral and refer to same or analogous element.

Figure 1A and 1B illustrates the front and rear view according to an exemplary gloves structure of the present invention;

Fig. 2 A and 2B illustrates the front and rear view according to another exemplary gloves structure of the present invention;

Fig. 3 illustrates the rearview according to another exemplary gloves structure of the present invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates the rearview according to another exemplary gloves structure of the present invention; With

Fig. 5 illustrates another rearview according to exemplary gloves structure of the present invention.

Reader note that appended accompanying drawing illustrates multiple example feature according to the glove structure of example of the present invention and Feature Combination.These accompanying drawings do not need to draw in proportion.

Detailed description of the invention

In description below multiple examples of gloves according to the present invention, carry out with reference to accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing forms a part of the present invention, and the multiple exemplary motion glove structure comprising aspect of the present invention are wherein shown by way of example.Should understand, other glove structure of other purposes can be provided for, and can 26S Proteasome Structure and Function amendment be made from the structure of special description and method and not depart from scope of the present invention.

With reference to accompanying drawing and discussion below, disclose according to multiple glove structure of the present invention and feature structure thereof.Diagram and the gloves discussed are gloves for game (and especially for glove for golf game), and about these gloves various aspects disclosed in concept can be applied to various gloves for game structure, include but not limited to: glove for golf game, baseball glove, Soccer glove, weightlifting glove and the gloves for other sports.In addition, at least some concept of the present invention and aspect can be applied to various non-athletic gloves, comprise gardening gloves, yardwork gloves, cleaning glove, work gloves and the gloves for other activities, the structure that wherein desired wt is light, supporting role and gas permeability, do not sacrifice grasping or the protection of hand simultaneously.Further, concept disclosed herein can be applied to other hands and receive structure, such as partial glove, protective hand lining and/or manual and remote controllers.Therefore, the invention is not restricted to specific embodiment disclosed herein, but be generally applicable to gloves and hand reception structure.

Some regions of gloves or other hands reception structure or its any part also can receive the anatomical structure description of the staff of structure in this article with reference to wearing gloves or other hands, the size that described gloves or other hands receive structure is suitably suitable for this hand.Thus, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the term being similar to " cutout being aimed at the metacarpophalangeal joints (or other joints) of finger " is only meant to the joint mentioned that cutout is positioned as making the opening of cutout and size to be suitably applicable to the hand of these gloves (or other structures) and is inserted into these gloves (or other structures) time at hand and aims at.The term of the type should not be considered to need hand to be arranged in these gloves or other structures.

I. the detailed description of exemplary gloves structure

According to certain aspects of the invention, glove structure as herein described can provide the support with the pliability of raising and the improvement of extensibility around the articulations digitorum manus region of wearer.According to some embodiments, the support improved can be provided by silicone rubber articulations digitorum manus supporting member, around at least some of silicone rubber articulations digitorum manus supporting member in the articulations digitorum manus of wearer and between extend, and the pliability improved can by the extensile textile material forming flexible member, such as LYCRA types of material provides, and this flexible member extends at least some in the articulations digitorum manus of wearer.

And according to other aspects of the invention, glove structure disclosed herein can be nonelastic across the back of hand, nonelastic near the articulations digitorum manus of wearer especially.Thus, according to some embodiments, the elasticity be provided in prior art gloves can be replaced by the articulations digitorum manus supporting component with silicone rubber articulations digitorum manus supporting member and extensible textile material flexible member.Articulations digitorum manus supporting component be designed to provide the back across hand good, comfortable, without seam sensation, it stretches well on articulations digitorum manus, provide support between articulations digitorum manus and finger simultaneously.Articulations digitorum manus supporting component can prevent wrinkling and supporting loss of the inaesthetic gloves usually occurred when using elasticity further.

Figure 1A illustrates multiple views of the embodiment according to glove structure 100 of the present invention to 5.First embodiment of glove structure 100 illustrates in figs. 1 a and 1b; Second embodiment illustrates in Figures 2 A and 2 B; 3rd embodiment at least part of illustrates in figure 3; 4th embodiment illustrates in the diagram at least in part; And the 5th embodiment illustrates in Figure 5 at least in part.

Especially, Figure 1A shows the front view of the first embodiment, and Figure 1B shows the rearview of the first embodiment.In this embodiment, glove structure 100 comprises the main body 101 of the palm area being configured for the hand receiving wearer; Be configured for the stall A receiving forefinger, middle finger, the third finger and little finger of toe respectively, B, C and D; And be configured for the thumb protector E receiving thumb.As shown in the figure, glove structure 100 can comprise front part 102, rear portion 120 and thumb part 108.

With reference to Figure 1A, the front side of glove structure 100 comprises front part 102, and front part 102 comprises metacarpus and covers anterior primary section 102a, and covers four anterior finger sections 104 of anterior primary section 102a extension from metacarpus.Four anterior finger sections 104 comprise forefinger front section 104a, little finger of toe front section 104d and two front middle part finger section, i.e. middle finger front section 104b and nameless front section 104c.If expected, anterior finger section 104 can comprise aperture 106 or other openings (such as crack etc.) ventilate and gas permeability to improve.

Front part 102 can be made up of any expectation material substantially.In this embodiment, front part 102 such as, by leather substance (natural or synthetic leather, sheep, calf-skin etc.) or any other expectation material formation providing suitable grasping performance.As another alternative form, natural or synthetic leather material can be applied to base portion tissue layer (such as polyester, artificial silk, cotton etc.), such as, as sticking patch, and the desired locations place on metacarpus, finger and/or thumb.In the embodiment of Figure 1A, front part 102 is integrally formed by a slice leather substance.Usually, front part 102 can be formed by any amount of or parts, and assembles via any one in the known multiple structure of the technical staff being familiar with field of the present invention.As being familiar with the those of ordinary skill in field of the present invention apparently, in front section and other suitable materials multiple embodiment used in the present invention partly thereof.

Figure 1A illustrates thumb part 108 further, and it is attached to front part 102 along thumb cutout 110.Although it also can have any expectation material to make, in this embodiment, at least thumb protector 108a (as shown in Figure 1A) of thumb part 108 is by the material identical with front part 102, and such as natural or synthetic leather material is formed.And although usually it can be made up of any expectation structure, the thumb protector 108a of this embodiment middle finger part 108 is formed by one piece material.Thumb part 108 is attached to the thumb cutout 110 in anterior primary section 102a.

Referring now to Fig. 2 A, in this particular example, elongated thumb filler rod 108b can be arranged along thumb cutout 110 and along the outer side seam (relative with metacarpus side seams) of thumb part 108.Elongated thumb filler rod 108b at least can extend the major part distance from the bottom of thumb cutout 110 to the top of thumb cutout.In some embodiment (not shown), thumb filler rod 108b can be provided as the elongated patch in the material of the base regions being placed in thumb part 108, namely at least slightly away from thumb cutout 110 (from arranging different along cutout 110).Thumb filler rod 108b can be sewn onto thumb part 108.Thumb part 108 and thumb filler rod 108b can be sewn onto anterior primary section 102a.Alternatively, can use and be familiar with the known to a person of ordinary skill in the art for thumb part 108 and/or thumb filler rod 108b are attached to the other technologies of glove structure 100 and are consistent with the present invention of field of the present invention.

Elongated thumb filler rod 108b is supplied to thumb part 108 and flexibly meets the various thumb size and dimension of different users and allow the ability of freedom of motion larger in thumb area.Elongated thumb filler rod 108b can be formed by extensile and/or shape-retaining substance.

For the purpose of this disclosure, " extensibility (stretchabi l ity) " refer to material when standing tensile load in the face applied the plane Elastic of material extend, extend, expansion etc., with when discharge, material is made to return to the ability of its original configuration." form trait (shape retent ion) " refers to that planar materials turns back to the ability of its planar configuration after standing face external applied load.

Usually, the elasticity extensible materials of any expectation can be used.According to some embodiments, also breathable elasticity extensible materials may be preferred.Thus, such as perforate mesh material, synthesis suede, polyester, artificial silk, nylon etc. and be combined the suitable material that can be considered to for expecting elasticity extensible materials.Extensible, expansible or can comprise the material with intrinsic elasticity expansivity or extensibility and (such as, be included in by resilient expansion material or elastomer in the material of type, natural or synthetic latex fiber etc.).According to some embodiments, the material with at least 1% elastomer or at least 2% elastomer may be expected, but it may be suitable for having the material being greater than 0.5% elastomer.

Extensible, expansible or can comprise multiple textile material or fabric or by multiple textile material or formation of fabrics by resilient expansion material.As mentioned above, the example of spendable textile material comprises or or other extensible synthetic materials.In certain embodiments, textile material can be the mixture of cotton, polyester and elastomer, and can comprise the hollow polyester fibre by wicks moisture.The example of such textile material comprises with title the fabric sold than the Nike of not pausing by Oregon.Perspire can be moved away clothing surface from the skin of wearer by such fabric, and perspire can be evaporated rapidly at clothing surface place, thus helps to keep wearer dry and comfortable and comfortable.Elastomer in textile material stretches the cooperation of the personalization providing comfortable.

Additionally or alternati, the structure (i.e. knitting, mesh, looped pile, perforation etc.) of material self may contribute to the extensibility of material.Thus, according to some embodiments, expandable material can be textile material.According to other embodiments, expandable material can be the elastomer layer of elastomer thin film, elastomer sheet or other relative thin.Such elastomer layer can be bored a hole.And such elastomer layer can fiber reinforcement.Multiple layer be can comprise by elastic stretch material, one or more textile layer and/or one or more layer of elastomer material comprised.

Extensible or expandable material along a direction or can stretch along more than one direction.And the extensibility of material can be similar and different along different directions.Such as, for elongated thumb filler rod 108b, extensible materials can provide the maximum expansivity of its width across filler rod 108b (namely across narrow dimension) orientation.According to some embodiments, the material along at least one direction with the elasticity expansivity being greater than 100% may be applicable.May expect to have along at least one direction be greater than 150% or be even greater than 200% the material of elasticity expansivity.

In certain embodiments, elongated thumb filler rod 108b can extend further around the base regions of thumb part 108.In other embodiments other, elongated thumb filler rod (not shown) may be provided in the metacarpus side of thumb part 108.Optionally, single elongated thumb filler rod 108b can the base regions fully, fully around thumb part 108 on base portion to extend or major part along the base regions around thumb part 108 extends, and provides larger freedom of motion thus in thumb area.In other embodiments other, thumb part 108 does not need to comprise any elongated thumb filler rod 108b.

Referring now to Figure 1B, show the back portion 120 of exemplary gloves structure 100.Back portion 120 directly or indirectly engages with front part 102, and covers the back of the hand of wearer.In example shown in this, back portion 120 comprises and the back primary section 120a covering the anterior primary section 102a of metacarpus and be oppositely arranged, and extends from back primary section 120a and anteriorly point four backs that section 104 is oppositely arranged with four and point section 122.Internal chamber for the hand receiving wearer is limited between front part 102 and back portion 120.Metacarpus receives cavity and is limited between back primary section 120a and anterior primary section 102a.Four back finger sections 122 comprise finger back section (middle finger back section 122b and nameless back section 122c) in the middle of forefinger back section 122a, section 122d and two, little finger of toe back finger.

If expected, front part 102 and back portion 120 can directly such as by along the sidepieces of gloves 100 and/or along stall A, and the sidepiece of B, C and D is sewed up or sewing or other technologies are coupled to each other.But this connection in certain embodiments, can be at least indirectly in some regions of glove structure 100.Such as, at least some that at least some in anterior finger section 104a to 104d can be pointed in section 122a to 122d with back is engaged by fourchette or gusset member 140 at their side margins place.

As shown in Figure 1A, gusset member 140 can be arranged between anterior finger section 104 and back finger section 122, and extends to finger tip 144 from finger paddy region 142.Especially, in this embodiment, gusset member 140 can be wider in the finger paddy region 142 at the base portion place of finger, and can be narrower at finger tip 144 place.

Gusset member 140 can by pointing the identical material of section 104 with front portion, the identical material of section 122 is pointed at back or diverse material is formed.As shown in the embodiment of Figure 1A and 1B, gusset member 140 can be formed by elasticity expandable material, and can by with formed about same or analogous material disclosed in elongated thumb filler rod 108b above.

And, if expect, from public finger paddy region 142 extend adjacent gusset member 140 to being formed as unitary one-piece construction, with make a slice wadding material extend through finger section between finger paddy region 142.Additionally or alternati, if expect, from public fingertip area 144 extend adjacent gusset member 140 to being formed as unitary one-piece construction, with make a slice wadding material extend in arbitrary specify finger fingertip area 144 on.As another example, if expected, all gusset member 140 can be formed as unitary one-piece construction, and such as a slice wadding material extends to the finger tip of forefinger from the finger tip of little finger of toe, are formed in-between simultaneously and all refer to paddy region 142.

Optionally, replace forming stall A, the gusset member 140 of the sidepiece of B, C and D, the extra material of anterior finger section 104 and/or rear portion finger section 122 can be provided.Usually, the structure that this wadding is less reduces the quantity for the manufacture of required seam.For purposes of the present invention, term " seam " refers to that wherein at least adjacent parts are attached at associating together or engaging zones.Seam is not necessarily sewed up, but can be formed via any suitable United Technologies be familiar with known to those skilled in the art (such as sew up, combine, fusion etc.).

Herein about in the various exemplary structure described in Figure 1A to 5, front part 102, thumb part 108, back primary section 120a can be made up of identical material at least partly with back finger section 122, the material of such as leather or leather-like.Gusset member 140 and/or elongated thumb filler rod 108b can be made from a variety of materials, such as or although these materials may be expect, it is evident that for familiar those of ordinary skill of the present invention, multiple other materials is also possible, and does not depart from the present invention.

Still with reference to the embodiment of Figure 1A and 1B, front part comprises wrist area 112 further, and back portion 120 comprises wrist area 124 further.Wrist area 112,124 are set near for receiving the opening 114 of the hand of wearer.Wrist area 112 can comprise elastomeric element 116 and/or wrist area 124 and can comprise as by glove structure snugly and be cosily fixed to the elastomeric element 126 of the device of the hand of user.Elastomeric element 116,126 can be formed as a resilient material or bar, and it extends around wrist area continuously.Usually, elastomeric element 116 and 126 is by the inner side that is arranged on wrist area or inside.Usually, any amount of flexible member can be incorporated into elastomeric element 116, does not depart from the present invention in 126.Such as, multiple flexible members in parallel and/or arranged in series can be configured for the device of fixing gloves.Optionally, wrist area 112,124 can be provided by independent wrister element.Exemplarily, wrister element can be formed as knitting and rib-loop expandable element, and it is by sewing or sewing up or other expectation modes engage with front part 102 and rear portion 120.Alternatively, wrister element can by being formed about the elasticity extensible materials described in thumb filler rod 108b above.

Thus, according to some embodiments, wrist opening 114 and/or wrist area 112, the elastomeric element (one or more) 116,126 in 124 can fully stretch, and does not need wider opening to enable wearer insert his/her hand.Wrist area also can comprise edge rolling 115.When edge rolling 115 provides around wrist opening 114, it is discontinuous and/or can be wide-spread that edge rolling 115 may need, and the necessity inserted needed for his/her hand to adapt to wearer stretches.

As shown in the embodiment at Fig. 2 A and 2B, glove structure 100 can comprise the other device for fixing gloves.In fig. 2b, gloves 100 comprise gloves open fissure 128, and it increases gloves opening size and is easy to insert and remove to allow the hand of wearer.Gloves open fissure 128 optionally can comprise triangle cloth filler rod (gore inset) (not shown) between the edge of gloves open fissure 128.Such triangle cloth filler rod by elastification or can fold, to adapt to the open and close in crack 128.In one embodiment, triangle cloth filler rod can by being formed about the elasticity extensible materials described in thumb filler rod 108b above.

According to some embodiments, and still with reference to Fig. 2 A and 2B, gloves open fissure 128 is closed by closed-system 130, and closed-system 130 can be attached at least one in the front part 102 of gloves 100 and back portion 120.Although can provide the closed-system 130 of any desired type and not depart from the present invention, in this embodiment, closed-system 130 comprises and at least one tabs engaged (flap) 132 in front part 102 and back portion 120.Tabs 132 can comprise the Part I of securing member, and back portion 120 can comprise the complementary portion of this securing member.Exemplary securing member can comprise loop fasteners, buckle, magnet, snap-fastener etc.Tabs 132 can be formed by the material of rubber or rubber like.Especially, tabs 132 can comprise one deck silicone rubber of the thickness had from 0.10mm to 0.30mm.Thus, according to some embodiments, tabs 132 can be formed as relatively unaugmentable tabs.

As shown in Figure 2 B, tabs 132 can comprise attachment or proximal end 132a and free end or distal end 132b.Elastic webbing 134 can extend to the attachment edge 132a of tabs 132 from external joint (such as seam 103), with when tabs 132 is fixed, glove structure 100 can flexibly be fitted around the hand of wearer.Elastic webbing 134 is arranged in the inside of glove structure 100 usually.Still with reference to Fig. 2 B, complementary fastening system, such as shackle system can stop the far-end of tabs 132 or free end 132b to shorten or be positioned at the far-end of tabs 132 or free end 132b to the inside.In this case, the distal end 132b of tabs 132 becomes the free end lug 137 providing grip, and wherein user easily can grasp the both sides of the free end 132b of tabs 132.

And, one or more tactile element 134 can be provided as free end lug (tab) 137 at the distal end 132a place of tabs 132, with when tabs 132 being fastened to back portion 120 and/or being opened from back portion 120 by tabs 132, auxiliary user grasps tabs 132.In this particular example, tactile element 134 is provided as protrusion or the protuberance of one or more rising.In other embodiments, tactile element 134 can be provided as the rib etc. of thickening, folded part, recessed portion, veined surface, rising.According to some embodiments, when free end lug 137 is formed by silicone rubber at least in part, at least one tactile element 134 can be provided as the protuberance of the rising of silicone rubber, and this protuberance extends from the silicone rubber of free end lug 137.

Referring now to the embodiment of Fig. 4, tabs 132 is fastened to back primary section 120a by loop fasteners system, and this loop fasteners system has unequal hook and ring region.The hook portion 135a of loop fasteners can be fastened to back primary section (being schematically illustrated in Fig. 4 with chain-dotted line); Looped pile part 135b can be fastened to tabs 132 (being schematically illustrated in Fig. 4 with dotted line).Thus visible, looped pile part 135b extends to the distal end 132b of tabs 132, and fishing without hook part 135a can be positioned at the distal end 132b of tabs 132 to the inside.The distal end 132b extending beyond fishing without hook part 135a of tabs 132 can be used as grip or free end lug 137 (if expected, tactile element 134 may be provided on this tabs 132).

In other embodiments, such as, as shown in Figure 3, gloves open fissure 128 is by slide fastener or zip mode secure component 133 open and close.Thus zip mode parts or other elongated fastener systems (have or do not have sliding members) interlocked continuously can be provided as the parts of closed-system 130.Such zip mode parts can be provided as has or does not have slide block formula closure member.

In other embodiments other, such as, as shown in Figure 5, closed-system 130 can comprise bar 138, and this 138 comprises elasticity extensible portion 139.Bar 138 can at two end 138a, and 138b place is attached or is fastened on the either side of gloves open fissure (being similar to the crack 128 shown in Fig. 2 B).Optionally, as shown in Figure 5, bar 138 can be provided when not having any gloves open fissure.Insert at the hand of wearer and remove in process, bar 138 keeps attachment or is fastened to the back portion 120 of gloves 100.The hand being convenient to wearer by sewing up elastic part 139 easily inserts and removes.Thus can see, can be provided for gloves, snugly around the multiple device that the wrist of user is fixing, comprising multiple elastomeric element, closed-system 130 and any combination thereof, and not departing from the present invention.

Referring back to Figure 1B, the back portion 120 of glove structure 100 comprises at least one articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200.The articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 of the example shown in this is between to extend in back primary section 120a and back finger section 122 one or more.Articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 comprises articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 and flexible member 230.Articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can extend across the major part in the articulations digitorum manus region of the hand of wearer.In the embodiment of Figure 1B, articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 forms the continuous path of the opposite side (i.e. inner side or forefinger side) from first side (i.e. outside or little finger of toe side) of back portion 120 to back portion 120.In fact, in this particular example, articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 extends from an edge of back portion 120 to another edge.

Articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 comprises one or more cutout 212, and described cutout 212 can be arranged on one or more upper in the top articulations digitorum manus (metacarpophalangeal joints) of user's (when the hand of user is inserted in glove structure 100) or aim at one or more in top articulations digitorum manus (metacarpophalangeal joints).Thus, joint support component 210 can comprise the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the top articulations digitorum manus for forefinger; For the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the top articulations digitorum manus of middle finger; For the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the top articulations digitorum manus of the third finger; And/or the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of top articulations digitorum manus for little finger of toe.According to some embodiments, the respective articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 for each in four top articulations digitorum manus may be there is, namely may there is the one_to_one corresponding between each top articulations digitorum manus and each top articulations digitorum manus cutout 212.Optionally, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 for being less than all tops articulations digitorum manus.Exemplarily, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the top articulations digitorum manus for forefinger, and the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of top articulations digitorum manus for middle finger.Alternatively, with reference to Fig. 4, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the respective articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the top articulations digitorum manus for little finger of toe, middle finger and forefinger.

For purposes of the present invention, term " cutout " refers to any opening, hole, hole, eyelet, gap etc.Any suitable method can be used for forming cutout, comprises cutting, punching press, molded, spelling is mended, mends frame etc.And, cutout do not need by articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 be fully formed frame or around.Thus, according to some embodiments, cutout can by closed frame Perfect Ring around, and according to other embodiments, cutout can only by the frame opened wide partly around.

According to some aspects, and with reference to Fig. 2 B, 3 and 5, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 at least some in proximal interphalangeal joints (i.e. PIP).Thus, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the proximal interphalangeal joints for forefinger; For the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the proximal interphalangeal joints of middle finger; For the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the third finger; And/or the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of proximal interphalangeal joints for little finger of toe.According to some embodiments, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise only for the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of some in proximal interphalangeal joints.As another example, and in particular with reference to Fig. 2 B, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the proximal interphalangeal joints for middle finger; For the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the third finger; With the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the proximal interphalangeal joints for little finger of toe.

According to other aspects other, and such as with reference to Fig. 5, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the one or more articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 for far-end articulations digitorum manus (i.e. DIPJ).Thus, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the far-end articulations digitorum manus for forefinger; For the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the far-end articulations digitorum manus of middle finger; For the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the far-end articulations digitorum manus of the third finger; And/or the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of far-end articulations digitorum manus for little finger of toe.

According to some embodiments, single articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 can be provided for two or more articulations digitorum manus.Thus, such as, still can extend around little finger of toe and nameless top articulations digitorum manus with reference to Fig. 5, single articulations digitorum manus cutout 212a.As another example (not shown), single articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 can extend around the top articulations digitorum manus pointed for any appointment and proximal interphalangeal joints.

Thus, openly articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 can be formed and has sizes and shape.According to some embodiments, articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 can all have identical size and dimension.Alternatively, articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 can have same or similar shape, but can according to the stock size design size of articulations digitorum manus.Thus, such as, scope can be had for from 80.0mm for the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the top articulations digitorum manus of forefinger ²to 150.0mm ²area, and scope can be had for from 40.0mm for the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of the top articulations digitorum manus of little finger of toe ²to 100.0mm ²area.As another example, the top articulations digitorum manus pointed for any appointment can be substantially the same with the area of the articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 of proximal interphalangeal joints, the area of proximal interphalangeal joints cutout 212 can the area of the top articulations digitorum manus cutout for identical finger ± 20% in.

Optionally, difform cutout 212 can be provided for different articulations digitorum manus.According to some embodiments, articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 can along the longitudinal direction than transversely direction is longer.Such as, articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 can be configured as rhombus, and this rhombus has larger longitudinal length and less transverse width between the summit of rhombus.The cutout 212 of diamond shape can be usually centrally located in articulations digitorum manus in the heart.The larger longitudinal length of cutout 212 can provide the pliability more expected degree when the digital flexion be associated with cutout 212.With reference to Fig. 4, cutout 212 is shown as has oval shape substantially.With reference to Fig. 5, cutout 212 is shown as has rhombus, arrow and irregularly shaped.Other articulations digitorum manus cutout shapes can comprise circle, ellipse, rectangle, slit-like etc. and other are symmetrical, asymmetric, regular or irregularly shaped.Suitable articulations digitorum manus cutout shape is apparent for being familiar with those skilled in the art.

According to some aspects, and as shown in the best in Figure 1B, 2B and 4, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be formed as having face sheet (web) structure of interconnective multiple elongated section 222 at place of associating portion 224.Elongated section 222 can around the one or more extensions in the articulations digitorum manus of user, and frame to live in the joint of 220 users one or more.And articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can form multiple frame 220, the plurality of frame 220 extends around cutout 212 and around the top of the articulations digitorum manus of user.Further, with reference to Fig. 2 B, 3 and 5, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can form multiple frame 220, and described frame 220 extends around the multiple near-end pointed and/or far-end articulations digitorum manus.The frame 220 of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can around and support each articulations digitorum manus of wearer.

The size (one or more) in the frame 220 of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210, elongated sections 222 and/or associating portion 224, position (one or more) and/or scope can be selected and be arranged so that provide the support of aspiration level to glove structure 100 and/or stretch resistance and/or provide the overall aesthetic appearance expected.As shown in the embodiment at Fig. 2 B, single articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be provided.If expected, one or more articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be provided.Such as, the first articulations digitorum manus supporting member can be provided for the one or more cutout in the articulations digitorum manus of top, and one or more other articulations digitorum manus supporting member can be provided for the one or more cutout in near-end and/or far-end articulations digitorum manus.

According to some aspects, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can have wavy or wavy proximal edge 215, and the back that this proximal edge 215 laterally extends across glove structure 100 at least partly extends.For purposes of the present invention, " wavy " refers to the nonlinear characteristic bent, and can comprise the periodic feature of regular and irregular." wavy " refers to the nonlinear characteristic bent, and it does not need for periodically.Wavy or wavy proximal edge 215 can strengthen the overall flexibility of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 and articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 further.

According to some aspects, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be used as multiplication portion, provides additional intensity, strengthens durability and optimize support.Such as, the material (one or more) of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 comparable formation back primary section 120a and back finger section 122 has more bending rigidity.Thus, when be suitably coupled to and be positioned at user on hand time, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can provide support to finger when grasping object, and promotes finger suitably location.

For example, referring to Figure 1B, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be set to closely near the finger paddy region 142 of two adjacent finger such as forefinger and middle finger, and refers to that paddy region 142 extends across this.This vicinity along the hand of user refers to that the extra support that the back in paddy region extends can impel these two the correct relative positionings pointed, and is kept to be close together, to provide tighter grasping such as to make finger.On the contrary, with reference to Fig. 2 B, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be orientated as away from such as little finger of toe and finger paddy region that is nameless and nameless and middle finger, orientates as closely near the finger paddy region 142 between forefinger and middle finger simultaneously.Finger paddy region 142 between being orientated as by articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 away from adjacent finger can provide larger pliability, and promotes that these fingers more easily open, and is convenient to the wider expansion (the little finger of toe side of such as, clenching fist) pointed thus.

When on the articulations digitorum manus of hand being positioned at wearer or with the articulations digitorum manus of the hand of wearer on time, the cutout 212 of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can provide useful pliability in the region of adjacent articulations digitorum manus.Further, according to some embodiments, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be formed with pliability in various degree, or on the contrary, rigidity in various degree.Different thickness, different materials, multiple layers etc. can be used to provide the pliability of such difference and the degree of selection.Such as, when expecting the articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 of more large rigidity, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can provide thickness, the second material layer, the harder material etc. of increase.Thus, such as in the embodiments of figure 3, although articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 extends from side to opposite side continuously and extend to proximal interphalangeal joints distally below the articulations digitorum manus of top, the bending rigidity of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 needs not be constant across this whole region.Especially, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 thickness (and thus and bending rigidity) around cutout 212 (such as, in frame region 220) comparable between frame region (such as a long way off region) larger.Increase caliper zones and can provide additional support in some regions.In figure 3, the rigidity around the increase in the frame region 220 of cutout 212 is schematically shown by dotted line.According to another embodiment (not shown), increase caliper zones and may be provided in forefinger area, and relatively reduce caliper zones and may be provided in little finger of toe region.

Optionally, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 or its part can provide the curvature preset, and to provide further support, and are convenient to the suitable location of finger.As more particularly example, if expected, the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be molded or otherwise be formed as the configuration of prebending, even if to make (to be namely in initial configuration) before wearer puts on one's gloves structure, at least a part for articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 is bending.The axis of curvature can extend (such as, the hand just looking like wearer grasps bar, and the axis of curvature is aimed at the axis of bar) across the middle part of articulations digitorum manus or articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 from side to opposite side.According to some embodiments, the configuration of prebending can be restricted to articulations digitorum manus region, top, and any part that may extend in finger areas of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 may keep not bending in initial configuration.Exemplarily property embodiment, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can comprise one or more convex bending frame 220 or elongated member 222, and it extends across articulations digitorum manus region, namely extends to the proximal end region in articulations digitorum manus region, top from the remote area in articulations digitorum manus region, top.And as another example, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can provide the curvature preset in articulations digitorum manus region, forefinger top, but does not provide any curvature preset in articulations digitorum manus region, little finger of toe top.

According to some embodiments, the curvature preset can make the shape of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 corresponding to shape during grasped something.Alternatively, the curvature preset can make the shape of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 correspond to the shape in release position of hand.This curvature preset can such as be passed through to be molded articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 (such as by injection moulding) in like fashion, by applying heat and pressure to articulations digitorum manus supporting member around crooked cylinder or post or realizing in any other expectation mode.

According to other aspects, primary section 120a is more flexibly extensible at articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 comparable back.And articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 comparable back finger section 122 more flexibly stretches.In other words, relative to the material of the material of back primary section 120a and/or back finger section 122, elasticity extensibility in the face that articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can have a relative high degree.Thus, be close to around multiple articulations digitorum manus region, pliability, comfortableness and stickiness greatly can be provided.In addition, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can provide relative high degree face outside elastic stiffness.Thus, relative to the material of back primary section and/or the material of back finger section 122, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can have the bending rigidity of relative high degree.In other words, in certain embodiments, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can more easily stretch, but easily wrinkles the material can not pointing section 122 as the material of back primary section 120a and/or back.

According to other aspects, and with reference to Figure 1B, 2B, 3,4 and 5, flexible member 230 can across the cutout 212 of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 or the one or more extensions had in the part of frame.In the face that flexible member 230 can have a relative high degree elasticity extensibility and/or relative high degree face outside flexible toughness.In other words, flexible member 230 can easily stretch, and/or flexible member 230 can easily become curved or wrinkle.

Usually, the elasticity extensible materials of any expectation can be used for flexible member 230.According to some embodiments, also breathable elasticity extensible materials may be preferred.Thus, such as perforate mesh material, synthesis suede, polyester, staple fibre, nylon etc. and be combined the suitable material that can be considered to for expecting elasticity extensible materials.Extensible, expansible or can the material of resilient expansion can comprise there is intrinsic elasticity expansivity or extensibility material (such as, as being included in or elastomer in formula material, natural or synthetic latex fiber etc.).According to some embodiments, the material with at least 1% elastomer or at least 2% elastomer may be expect, but it may be suitable for having the material being greater than 0.5% elastomer.

Extensible, expansible or can comprise multiple textile material or fabric or by multiple textile material or formation of fabrics by resilient expansion material.As mentioned above, the example of spendable textile material comprises or or other extensible synthetic materials.In certain embodiments, textile material can be the mixture of cotton, polyester and elastomer, and can comprise the hollow polyester fibre by wicks moisture.The example of such textile material comprises with title the fabric sold than the Nike of not pausing by Oregon.Perspire can be moved away clothing surface from the skin of wearer by such fabric, and perspire can be evaporated rapidly at clothing surface place, thus contributes to keeping wearer dry and comfortable and comfortable.Elastomer in material stretches being applicable to of the personalization providing comfortable.

Additionally or alternati, the configuration (i.e. knitting, mesh, looped pile, perforation etc.) of material self may contribute to the extensibility of material.Thus, according to some embodiments, expandable material can be textile material.According to other embodiments, expandable material can be the elastomer layer of elastomer thin film, elastomer sheet or other relative thin.Such elastomer layer can be bored a hole.And such elastomer layer can fiber reinforcement.Multiple layer be can comprise by elastic stretch material, one or more textile layer and/or one or more layer of elastomer material comprised.

Extensible or expandable material along a direction or can stretch along more than one direction.And the extensibility of material can be similar and different along different directions.Such as, for flexible member 230, extensible materials can provide machine-direction oriented, namely along the near-end of cutout 212 to its maximum expansivity of distal direction.According to some embodiments, the material along at least one direction with the elasticity expansivity being greater than 100% may be applicable.May expect to have along at least one direction be greater than 150% or be even greater than 200% the material of elasticity expansivity.

Although according to some embodiments, flexible member 230 extends across whole cutout 212 of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210, usually, is not that each cutout 212 needs to be capped.In other words, one or more cutout 212 can keep opening wide and being uncovered, and does not have the flexible member 230 extended across it.

Flexible member 230 can be attached to articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 to form articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200.According to some embodiments, flexible member 230 can be attached to each frame 220 extended around articulations digitorum manus.Especially, flexible member 230 can be attached to the edge of cutout 212.

In addition, according to some embodiments, flexible member 230 can coextend with the periphery edge of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210.Such as, flexible member 230 can be provided as the pantostrat extended in below whole articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210.And flexible member 230 can be attached to the periphery edge of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210.Flexible member 230 also can be provided as multi-disc.Multi-disc can combine to form pantostrat, and they can keep discrete, form discontinuity layer thus.Multi-disc can by identical or different material structure.If formed by identical material, then the multi-disc of flexible member 230 can have the quantity of any different thickness and/or layer.

According to some embodiments, the extensible periphery edge exceeding articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 of flexible member 230.Such as, as shown in Figure 2 B, the part of flexible member 230' is not arranged in cutout 212, and is not arranged on any specific articulations digitorum manus.These parts of flexible member 230' can in the region removed from adjacent articulations digitorum manus region, and some of such as contiguous glove structure 100 refer to paddy region 142, provide additional pliability.

Primary section 120a is more extensible at flexible member 230 comparable back.Flexible member 230 comparable back finger section 122 is more extensible.Further, flexible member 230 comparable articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 is more extensible.And compared with pointing the material of section 122 with back primary section 120a and/or back, the material of flexible member 230 can have shape retention greatly.Thus, on the multiple articulations digitorum manus regions be close to, pliability, comfortableness and stickiness greatly can be provided.

According to some aspects, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can have the more much bigger bending rigidity of the flexible member 230 of combining than it.Thus, according to some embodiments, articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can have and the substantially the same bending rigidity of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 self.In other words, the additional bending rigidity of bending rigidity higher than articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 that may can not increase articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 significantly of flexible member 230.Such as, the bending rigidity of articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can in 5% of the bending rigidity of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210.In other examples, the bending rigidity of articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can in 10% of the bending rigidity of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 or even in 15%.

And articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can have the larger bending rigidity of multiple sections of the back portion 120 of combining than it.Thus, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can provide at least local in the flexure of glove structure 100 or bending stiffness to increase.This provides additional support, especially, when hand bends can to the articulations digitorum manus of wearer.

Articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can by being used in reference to the molded rubber of joint support component 210, moulded thermoplastics, TPU, TPR etc. make with the elasticity extensible materials for flexible member 230 recited above.According to some embodiments, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be the material of silicone rubber or other rubber like, and flexible member 230 can be the textile material of type.Although these materials may be expect, multiple other materials, as apparent to familiar those of ordinary skill of the present invention, be possible, and do not depart from the present invention.Further, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 over-molded, fusion bonded, adhesive bond can wait until flexible member 230.Thus, according to some embodiments, silicone rubber articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can over-moldedly arrive flexible member 230; Silicone rubber articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 fusible is attached to flexible member 230; Or silicone rubber articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can adhesive bond arrive flexible member 230.

The multiple design of articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 or arrangement are possible and do not depart from the present invention.The global stiffness increasing articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 provides more stable cooperation and larger support.On the contrary, articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 provides the pliability of expectation.Local in the in-plane stiffness of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 and/or flexure or bending stiffness increases by increasing quantity of material in frame 220, elongated member 222 and/or associating portion 224 or by using intrinsic harder material to obtain.Thus, articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 described herein provides larger pliability glove structure 100 being adjusted in any certain desired rigidity.

According to some aspects, the major part of the back finger section 122 of forefinger can be constructed by traditional material, such as, above disclosed natural or synthetic leather.Only providing articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 in the top articulations digitorum manus attachment of forefinger, may be favourable to make the remainder of forefinger (namely on near-end and far-end articulations digitorum manus region) by leather covered (or other grasp materials).This is because a lot of golf sports person their finger overlapping when grasping golf clubs, to make the little finger of toe of lower hand (it does not wear gloves usually) covers and to be placed on the back of the forefinger of upper hand (i.e. glove hand).Major part along first finger length maintains higher grasping material (namely such as with flexible member 230 the leather substance of the back finger section 122 that shaped material is relative) may prevent little finger of toe from sliding in golf process, the impression that the person that is supplied to golf is traditional, and more stable grasping is provided.

And in the illustrated embodiment, articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 only engages back portion 120 (such as from a side seams 103 of gloves 100 to opposite side seam 105).But if expected, articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can extend around the sidepiece of glove structure 100, and engage and/or cover front part 102 on the ground at least partly.Further, as shown in Figure 4, articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 does not need the most edge extending to back portion 120, but only can extend the part of the transverse width across back portion 120.

Other aspect relates to the method that purpose manufactures glove structure and/or its parts.Such method can comprise: articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 is attached to flexible member 230 by (a), to form articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200; B articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 is attached to the back primary section 120a of the back portion 120 of glove structure 100 by (); (c) articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 is attached to the back finger section 122 of the back portion 120 of glove structure 100.Articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 by over-molded (or other molding techniques, comprise may be applicable to certain material compression molded, casting is molded, common molded etc.), fusion bonded, sewing, adhesive bond etc. be joined to flexible member 230.Over-molded is injection molding technique, and wherein a kind of material is molded on the second material.Over-molded material forms the solid combination with the second material substantially, and the second material is maintained in final utilization environment.In over-molded technical process, primer or adhesive do not need to obtain best combination usually between bi-material.Fusion bonded is by using the realizations such as heating or pressure, H/F welding, R/F welding, laser welding, heat smelting crimp connection.By articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 being joined to seam that flexible member 230 formed or associating portion (no matter through molded, fusion bonded, seam, bonding etc.) can be pliable and tough non-firm seam.May expect to have pliable and tough seam, it (even if or really have, only minutely) can not increase the bending rigidity of the frame 220 extended around articulations digitorum manus cutout 212 region significantly.

And articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can be joined to the section (such as back primary section 120a and back point section 122) of back portion 120.Such as, back main portion 102a and joint support assembly 200 can refer to be engaged with each other below articulations digitorum manus region at the palm.Articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 to back main portion 102a joint can from the outside of little finger of toe to the thumb side of forefinger substantially directly extend across glove structure 100 back extend.Alternatively, as shown in figs. ib and 2b, in order to provide pliability largely across the back of glove structure 100, closing line 211 can be wavy or wavy.According to some embodiments, and still with reference to Figure 1B and 2B, the wave of closing line 211 can follow articulations digitorum manus, because the peak 211a of wave can be aligned between articulations digitorum manus, and wave paddy 211b can aim at articulations digitorum manus.Peak can be greater than 0.4mm to the distance of paddy, is greater than 0.6mm, is greater than 0.8mm or is even greater than 1.0mm.Optionally, peak can in the scope from 0.3mm to 1.5mm to the distance of paddy.If expected, peak can from 0.3mm to 1.0mm, from 0.3mm to 0.7mm or even from 0.3mm to 0.5mm in scope to the distance of paddy.

Articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 is joined to the section of back portion 120 by sewing, adhesive bond, fusion bonded etc.Other joining techniques, as being familiar with the known to a person of ordinary skill in the art of field of the present invention, may be suitable.For purposes of the present invention, the suture being formed with zigzag suturing part (i.e. each suturing part sawtooth) is not considered to wavy or wavy suture, unless formed line by multiple independent suturing part curve or wave.In order to additional intensity and durability, double slit zygonema can be provided.

Articulations digitorum manus supporting component 200 can be joined to each back finger section 122 similarly.The back that each suture 213 laterally directly can extend across finger extends.Alternatively, suture 213 can be wavy, and stretching to make wave to provide additional pliability to measure.Other suitable United Technologies and configuration are apparent for being familiar with those skilled in the art.

Other aspects of the present invention relate to the method for the manufacture of glove structure 100 and/or its parts, and the method can comprise the rear portion 120 of glove structure 100 is attached to front part 102.Such as with reference to Figure 1A and 1B, rear portion 120 can separate with front part 102 and formed, and two parts are attached to each other by forming the first and second side seam 103,105.First seam 103 can extend to fingertip area along the outside of glove structure 100 (or little finger of toe side) from wrist area.Thus, seam 103 can be formed along the outside of little finger of toe.Second seam 105 can along the inner side of glove structure 100 (or thumb side) from wrist area 112, and 124 extend to fingertip area 144.Thus, seam 105 can be formed along the thumb side of forefinger.Alternatively, the parts that back primary section 120a can be used as straight glove blank integrally provide front part 102, and the method for the manufacture of gloves 100 can comprise by the rear portion main portion 120a of glove blank and the front part 102 of glove blank overlapping, and the edge of lap combined with one another to be formed metacarpus by single seam receive cavity.For example, referring to Fig. 2 A and 2B, glove blank can be formed with back primary section 120a and front part 102, and front part 102 is continuous print across the thumb side of thumb side and forefinger that the palm does not receive cavity, does not have thumb side seam to form palm reception cavity.In other words, in this embodiment, there is not seam 105.In certain embodiments, the lap of glove blank can form seam along the little finger of toe side of palm receiving unit.In other embodiments, the lap of glove blank can form seam along the back of palm receiving unit.In this case, the edge of left side main back section and right side main back section can be combined and form seam.

Additive method for the manufacture of glove structure 100 and/or its parts can comprise thumb part 108 is attached to front part 102.As described above, thumb part 108 can comprise extensile elongated filler rod 108b.Filler rod 108b can be sewn onto thumb protector, and to form thumb part 108, and thumb part 108 can be sewn onto cutout 110 in anterior primary section 102a.

According to some embodiments, the method for the manufacture of glove structure and/or its parts can comprise the device being provided for fixing glove structure 100.Device for the wrist of the close user of fixing glove structure 100 can comprise closed-system 130.Closed-system 130 can comprise one or more tabs, lug, bar, frenulum etc.Optionally, closed-system 130 can provide the system, elastic system, snap-fastener etc. of fishing without hook and loop systems, buckle systems, magnet system, buckle systems, similar slide fastener.Further, may be provided at least one in front part 102 and rear portion 120 for the device of fixing glove structure 100.

According to some embodiments, at least some part of flexible member 230 can be sewn onto articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210.Stitching can provide durable and be attached reliably.According to other embodiments, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be over-molded to flexible member 230.Other injection mouldings, compression forming, cast molding, coforming technology etc. can be used, depend on the concrete material for the formation of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 and flexible member 230.Optionally, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can adhesive bond to flexible member 230.Additionally or alternatively, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can " fusion bonded " to flexible member 230, especially at the edge of cutout 212 and the periphery place at articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210.Over-molded and/or fusion bonded may be the technique expected, because they are than sewing up soon usual and more not expensive manufacturing technology, provide pliable and tough seam simultaneously.

As used herein, term " fusion bonded " or " fusion " are meant to parts by by applying heat and pressure, by being exposed to high frequency radiation and pressure, by being exposed to rf wave and pressure, being incorporated into each other by being exposed to laser emission and pressure etc., and at least in the major part of fusion bonded part, do not use adhesive.If expected, before fusion bonded step, a small amount of adhesive can be used for multiple parts about baste is in place each other.The fusion bonded part of this operation can follow the operation of such as large volume description in US publication application US 2011/0088282 and US 2011/0088285, and described application is all incorporated herein by reference.

The material being applicable to over-molded (or other molding techniques comprising casting molded etc.) comprises thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) (TPE).Such as, TPU, nylon, polyester etc. all can be provided as suitable over-molded material.The other materials such as such as rubber, comprise such as liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and are also applicable to over-molded technique.The over-molded of liquid silicone rubber is used to prepare soft durable parts.

Similar material is applicable to fusion bonded.In order to optimize fusion bonded technique, the material of flexible member 230 and the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 may be selected to be make these materials each other easily fusion bonded and do not need between layers adhesive or cement (but, as described above, some adhesives or cement are used in the relative positioning of maintaining member before fusion engagement step is carried out).As some more particularly examples, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be silicone rubber material.The thickness of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210, particularly when it is formed by silicone rubber, can in the scope from 0.05mm to 0.25mm, and can be that about 0.15mm is thick in some instances.Flexible member 230 can be formed by the material be easily combined with the material fusion of articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210.Optionally, the material of flexible member 230 can apply or inject silicone rubber or the other materials with fusion bonded process compatible.

According to some embodiments, the front part 102 of glove structure 100 can be constructed by natural or synthetic leather material.Front part 102 can be made up of the multi-disc combining, or front part 102, comprises metacarpus and covers section 102a and multiple front portions finger section 104 (optionally four anterior finger section 104a to 104d) can be provided as monolithic leather substance.And the blank for the front part 102 of gloves can comprise the part of thumb part 108 and/or the part of some or all of gusset member 140.The rear portion main portion 120a of gloves 100 can cut out from natural or synthetic leather material, and is formed by united multi-disc or be provided as monolithic.Similarly, rear portion finger part 122 can cut out from identical natural or synthetic leather material.Cutting can any expectation mode known to those skilled in the art realize, and comprises and uses die cutting technique, laser cutting technique, hand cut technology etc.

In certain embodiments, articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can cut out from the backing material supply expected, such as silicone rubber or other flexible resilient sheetings.Articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 can be formed or be provided as the monolithic of unitary construction by united multi-disc.

Similarly, flexible member 230 can cut out from the flexible member material supply expected, such as herein described deng.Flexible member 230 can be formed or be provided as the monolithic of unitary construction by united multi-disc.

In a similar fashion, gusset member 140 and/or elongated thumb filler rod 108b can cut out from the flexible member material supply expected, such as herein described deng.As described above, gusset member 140 (or elongated thumb filler rod 108b) can be formed or be provided as the monolithic of unitary construction by united multi-disc.

For the material of miscellaneous part, such as closed-system 130, edge rolling 170 and elasticity wrist part 116,126 the material of parts such as grade from the preparation of any expectation source or can obtain, such as cut out from the material source that sheet is suitable.

Other step can be included in this operation, and other parts can be included in glove structure 100, and multiple step may be combined with, and some steps can be omitted, and/or the order of multiple step can change and not depart from the present invention.

As described above, be incorporated to and there is its articulations digitorum manus supporting member 210 in articulations digitorum manus region (one or more), provide larger pliability and comfortableness together with the glove structure 100 of the joint support assembly 200 of the layout of flexible member 230, still provide good compact schemes to coordinate simultaneously.In the gloves of example according to the present invention, other options are possible.Such as, the finger of glove structure does not need to comprise finger tip, i.e. the one or more extensible finger end exceeding gloves of the finger of one or more user, as appreciable in some bicycles or weightlifting glove.And if expected, if any, alternative constructions can be used for forming front part, as known to those skilled.Exemplarily, anterior primary section and thumb part can be formed by the jointed multiple dummy slider of tool, and seam extends in the wrist area of gloves.In this example embodiment, thumb part also can be joined to back portion.As another option, on the front part that closed-system may be provided in gloves or in both front and rear parts of gloves.As other options other, the expectation that filler is alternatively provided in gloves is seen in the region of high pressure.

Multiple parts can have any structure as herein described, arrangement and/or orientation (and/or below any in greater detail structure, layout and/or orientation).And the sequence of steps of any expectation is possible and do not depart from the present invention.

II. conclusion

The present invention is disclosing with reference to multiple embodiment above and in accompanying drawing.But the object of this invention is to provide multiple feature structure related to the present invention and the example of concept, be not intended to limit the scope of the invention.Technical staff in association area will recognize, can make various deformation and amendment to embodiment described herein and not depart from scope of the present invention, scope of the present invention be defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. a glove structure, comprising:

Front part, comprises the anterior primary section of the metacarpus for covering hand; With

Rear portion, engages with front part, and for covering the back of hand, wherein, back portion comprises:

Back primary section, is oppositely arranged with anterior primary section; With

Articulations digitorum manus supporting component, is attached to back primary section,

Wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises articulations digitorum manus supporting member, and articulations digitorum manus supporting member has at least one cutout and comprises flexible member, and at least one cutout described overlaps with at least one metacarpophalangeal joints, and described flexible member extends across at least one cutout,

Wherein, the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back primary section, and

Wherein, the material of flexible member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back primary section.

2. glove structure according to claim 1,

Wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member comprises silicone rubber material, and

Wherein, flexible member comprises elastomer.

3. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, back primary section comprises natural leather or synthetic leather material.

4. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger bending rigidity than back primary section.

5. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, the material of flexible member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member.

6. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, the material of flexible member has larger shape retention properties than the material of back primary section.

7. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member extends at least one PIP.

8. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, at least one metacarpophalangeal joints is associated with forefinger.

9. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, at least one metacarpophalangeal joints comprises the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with forefinger, the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with middle finger, the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with the third finger and the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with little finger of toe.

10. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, at least one cutout comprises at least one cutout overlapped with at least one PIP.

11. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, at least one cutout comprises at least one cutout overlapped with at least one DIPJ.

12. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, flexible member fusion bonded is to articulations digitorum manus supporting member.

13. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises the proximal end perimeter edge with wavy shape configuration.

14. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member is attached to back primary section by waveform closing line.

15. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member forms the continuous path at the second relative edge from the first edge of back portion to back portion.

16. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, at least one cutout has longitudinal size and lateral dimension, and wherein, longitudinal size is greater than lateral dimension.

17. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, at least one cutout has diamond shape.

18. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, the contiguous finger paddy zone location be formed between forefinger and middle finger of articulations digitorum manus supporting member.

19. glove structure according to claim 1, wherein, the contiguous finger paddy zone location be formed between little finger of toe and the third finger of flexible member, and articulations digitorum manus supporting member is positioned at and refers to the distance in paddy region away from this.

20. glove structure according to claim 1, also comprise:

Multiple front portions finger section, extends from anterior main portion;

Multiple backs finger section, points section with front portion and is oppositely arranged, and back finger section extends from articulations digitorum manus supporting component.

21. glove structure according to claim 1, also comprise:

Closed-system, is attached at least one in front part and rear portion, and wherein, closed-system comprises the tabs of at least first component with fastening system, and extends beyond the free end lug of first component of fastening system.

22. glove structure according to claim 21, wherein, free end lug comprises at least one tactile element, grasps in order to be convenient to user.

23. glove structure according to claim 21, wherein, fastening system is loop fasteners.

24. glove structure according to claim 1, also comprise:

Thumb part, engages with front part at least in part, and this thumb section divides the elongated thumb filler rod of the outer base portion comprised along thumb area, and wherein, the material of elongated thumb filler rod has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of thumb part.

25. glove structure according to claim 24, wherein, elongated filler rod comprises elastomer.

26. glove structure according to claim 1, also comprise:

One or more gusset member, be arranged between anterior finger section and back finger section, this one or more gusset member has larger elasticity extensibility than anterior finger section.

27. glove structure according to claim 26, wherein, one or more gusset member comprises elastomer.

28. 1 kinds of glove structure, comprising:

Back primary section, is configured to going up at least partially of the metacarpal area, back extending in hand; With

Articulations digitorum manus supporting component, is configured to going up at least partially of the metacarpophalangeal joints extending in hand, and this articulations digitorum manus supporting component is attached to back primary section,

Wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member is molded into flexible member.

29. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger bending rigidity than back primary section.

30. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back primary section.

31. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, the material of flexible member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back primary section.

32. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, the material of flexible member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member.

33. glove structure according to claim 28,

Wherein, back primary section comprises natural leather or synthetic leather material,

Wherein, flexible member comprises elastomer.

34. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, the material of flexible member has larger shape retention properties than the material of back primary section.

35. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member extends at least one PIP.

36. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, at least one metacarpophalangeal joints is associated with forefinger.

37. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, at least one metacarpophalangeal joints comprises the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with forefinger, the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with middle finger, the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with the third finger and the metacarpophalangeal joints be associated with little finger of toe.

38. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, at least one cutout comprises at least one cutout overlapped with at least one PIP or DIPJ.

39. glove structure according to claim 28,

Wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises proximal end perimeter edge, and this proximal end perimeter edge has wavy configuration, and

Wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting component is attached to back primary section by waveform closing line.

40. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member forms the continuous path of the relative second side edge from the first side edge of back portion to back portion.

41. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, at least one cutout has longitudinal size and lateral dimension, and wherein, longitudinal size is greater than lateral dimension.

42. glove structure according to claim 28, wherein, at least one cutout has diamond shape.

43. glove structure according to claim 28,

Wherein, the contiguous finger paddy zone location be formed between forefinger and middle finger of articulations digitorum manus supporting member; And

Wherein, the contiguous finger paddy zone location be formed between little finger of toe and the third finger of flexible member, and articulations digitorum manus supporting member is positioned at and refers to the distance in paddy region away from this.

44. glove structure according to claim 28, also comprise:

Closed-system, comprises the tabs of the first component with fastening system, and extends beyond the free end lug of first component of this fastening system, and

Wherein, free end lug comprises at least one protuberance being convenient to user's grasping.

45. 1 kinds of methods forming glove structure, comprising:

A () provides the articulations digitorum manus supporting member with at least one cutout;

B () provides flexible member, wherein, the material of flexible member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member;

C () forms articulations digitorum manus supporting component by flexible member being attached to articulations digitorum manus supporting member, wherein, flexible member extends across at least one cutout;

D articulations digitorum manus supporting component is attached to the back portion of glove structure by (); With

E first cutout of at least one cutout is aimed at at least one metacarpophalangeal joints by ().

The method of 46. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, the step forming articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises at least some part at least some part of articulations digitorum manus supporting member being molded into flexible member.

The method of 47. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, the step forming articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises partially fused at least some of the flexible member at least some part being attached to articulations digitorum manus supporting member.

The method of 48. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, the step forming articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises at least some part at least some part of flexible member being adhesively bonded to articulations digitorum manus supporting member.

The method of 49. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, forms wavy closing line between the back primary section that step articulations digitorum manus supporting component being attached to back portion is included in articulations digitorum manus supporting component and back portion.

The method of 50. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, the step of aligning comprises aims at the first cutout with the metacarpophalangeal joints of forefinger.

The method of 51. formation glove structure according to claim 45,

Wherein, providing the step of articulations digitorum manus supporting member to comprise provides the articulations digitorum manus supporting member with at least five cutout,

Wherein, the step forming articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises and flexible member being extended across at least five cutout, and

Wherein, the step of aligning comprises and being aimed at by the metacarpophalangeal joints of at least five cutout with forefinger, middle finger, the third finger and little finger of toe.

The method of 52. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, the step of aligning comprises aims at the second cutout with at least one PIP.

The method of 53. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, step articulations digitorum manus supporting component being attached to back portion comprises back finger section articulations digitorum manus supporting component being attached to glove structure.

The method of 54. formation glove structure according to claim 45,

Wherein, back portion comprises natural or synthetic leather material, and

Wherein, the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger elasticity extensibility than the natural of back portion or synthetic leather material.

The method of 55. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger bending rigidity than the back portion of gloves section.

The method of 56. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member comprises silicone rubber material.

The method of 57. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, flexible member comprises elastomer.

The method of 58. formation glove structure according to claim 45, wherein, the relative second side edge of articulations digitorum manus supporting component from the first side edge of back portion to back portion extends continuously.

The method of 59. formation glove structure according to claim 45, also comprises:

The back portion of gloves is attached to front part.

The method of 60. formation glove structure according to claim 59, also comprises:

Thumb part is attached to front part, wherein, thumb section is divided and is comprised thumb protector and base regions, and thumb protector has the first material, and base regions comprises the thumb filler rod with the second material, this second material has larger elasticity extensibility than the first material.

The method of 61. formation glove structure according to claim 59, also comprises:

At least one in closed-system and front part and back portion be attached, wherein, closed-system comprises the tabs with free end lug, and free end lug is with at least one tactile element be arranged on free end lug.

62. 1 kinds of glove structure, comprising:

Front part, comprises the anterior primary section of the palm for covering hand;

Rear portion, engages with front part, for covering the back of hand; With

Closed-system, be attached at least one in front part and rear portion, closed-system comprises and has attachment end, free end, is positioned at the tabs of at least first component of the fastening system between attachment end and free end, with the free end lug of first component extending beyond fastening system

Wherein, free end lug comprises at least one tactile element being convenient to user's grasping.

63. glove structure according to claim 62, wherein, fastening system is loop fasteners.

64. glove structure according to claim 62, wherein, at least one tactile element comprises the protuberance of rising.

65. glove structure according to claim 62, wherein, tabs is formed by silicone rubber at least in part.

66. glove structure according to claim 62, wherein, free end lug is formed by silicone rubber at least in part, and wherein, at least one tactile element comprises the silicone rubber raised projections extended from the silicone rubber of free end lug.

67. glove structure according to claim 62, also comprise:

Articulations digitorum manus supporting component, is at least partially disposed in the metacarpophalangeal joints region of back portion, and this articulations digitorum manus supporting component comprises:

Articulations digitorum manus supporting member, has at least one cutout, and this at least one cutout is with at least one metacarpophalangeal joints; With

Flexible member, extends across at least one cutout.

68. glove structure according to claim 67,

Wherein, articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger bending rigidity than back portion,

Wherein, the material of flexible member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back portion.

69. glove structure according to claim 67,

Wherein, the material of articulations digitorum manus supporting member has larger elasticity extensibility than the material of back portion, and

70. glove structure according to claim 62, wherein, tabs is across the fracture extension in the back portion of gloves.